Shower curtain



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SHOWER CURTAIN Filed July 27, 1940 I N VEN TORS JACOB TENDR/CH MAXTENDRlC/l Patented Apr. 22, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOWERCURTAIN Jacob Tendrich and Max Tendrich,

New York, N. Y.

Application July 2'7, 1940, Serial No. 347,857

1 Claim.

This invention relates to-a device adapted tobe used as an insert inshower curtains for providing overlapping curtain edges and for thepurpose of providing curved curtain edgeportions to prevent splashing ofwater outside the bath tub or shower. The object of the invention is toprovide an insert member which may be built into or attached to a showercurtain during the manufacture thereof without interfering with theordinary process of sewing or making the curtain. Another object is toprovide a flexible or easily bent curtain insert which itself may beproduced as an article of manufacture and delivered to curtainmanufacturers. In the drawing illustrating the invention- Fig. 1 is aView of the insert member.

Fig. 2 is a view of the member attached to a curtain. I t

Fig. 3 shows how the member is used to provide overlapping curtainedges.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 shows the insert member used in a shower curtain for a recessedbath tub to prevent splashing of water at the wall abutting edges of thecurtain.

Fig. 6 shows the invention applied to a shower curtain of L-shapedinstallation.

The insert member consists of a wire bent to form a rectangular loop It.Around this loop there is wrapped a fabric H such as a thin liningmaterial for instance. This wrapping provides a stiffening member l2 andserves to keep the wire in place. The fabric is simply folded around thewire loopand then pasted and pressed together. The wrapping is longerthan the wire loop whereby to provide a. tongue [3, Fig. 1 which may befolded and sewn into the curtain material outside the wire. Th insertmember is placed within the usual pocket I 4 of the curtain and thepocket is naturally formed to provide a reinforcement along the upperedge of the curtain and is secured by stitching as at l5. The curtainhas the usual inturned edge I! and the stitching l8 for this edge issewn right through the tongue I3 which may be folded in with theinturned material to form the edge ll. Hence the usual process of sewingthe curtain at the edges is not interfered with. The tongue I 3 servesto secure the insert at the corner of the curtain and reinforces thecorner to prevent the insert member from wearing through the curtainfabric as will be understood. Thereafter the usual eyelets are inserted.The stifi'ening wrapping of the member forms no obstacle to the placingof the eyelets by the usual eyeletting tool. There is no eyelet in thecorner of the curtain.

The curtain is suspended from the curtain rod 20 by curtain hooks 2| asordinarily used. When the two curtains are drawn together the edgeportions overlap as shown in Fig. 3. The insert member is easily bentand retains its bent shape. It may be bent into any shape to suit theabutting bath room or shower walls. Thus in Fig. 5 there is an insert ateach of the two edges 22 of a curtain for a recessed bath tub. Theinserts are bent to lie against the end walls 23 to prevent water fromsplashing through at these points. Fig. 6 shows how the inserts are ofadvantage in providing both overlapping curtain edges at 24 in aL-shaped curtain installation and also a curved curtain edge at 25 to bebent as at 25 to curve the curtain inward. The invention is now in useand is thoroughly practical. It is completely concealed within the usualcurtain construction. It provides overlapping edges and curved edges. Itadds'very little expense to the manufacture of shower curtains. Thinsert may be bent and rebent to conform to any desired shape.

In actual use the curtain is first suspended as usual and then drawntowards the abutting wall. Thereafter the insert is bent more or less toform a curved curtain edge to suit the formation of the abutting wall.If the wall has a projection or if the curtain is hung across a dooropening, for instance, the member is easily bent back and forth to suit.

We claim:

In a shower curtain suspended from a curtain rod and having its top edgefolded and sewn to provide a reinforced top edge forming a pocket alongsaid edge, a freely bendable member inserted within said pocket next tothe edge of the curtain and extending inwardly therefrom, means forsecuring said member within said pocket, said member being bendablemanually while the curtain is suspended to form curved curtain edges tocorrespond to the surface formation of the wall of a bathroom in whichsaid curtain is to be used, and a stiffening element included in saidmember to retain the same in its bent formation to prevent splashing ofwater between the edge of the curtain and the bath room wall.

JAC'O-B TENDRICH. MAX TENDRICH.

